Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

No. Gifts and inheritance are not part of the marital estate. They are not subject to equitable distribution in a divorce.

No. However, you do have legal rights, and you should know what those rights are.

Your questions are reasonable, and important. It is not possible to give you a short answer.

There is a lot involved in a divorce. You really need to sit down with an attorney and get some guidance. The decisions you make now will have a profound, serious and long lasting effect upon you and, if you have any children with this person, it will also affect your children's lives.

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